用双眼寻找美丽：发生身边的30个美好瞬间

“Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour.”―Walt Whitman

“幸福，不在别的地方而就在这里...不在别的时候而就在此时。”— 美国诗人沃尔特·惠特曼

All around the world, the present moment is filled with beauty. If you are attentive, you will see it. If you are willing, you will help create it.

当下这个瞬间，全世界都充满着美丽。如果留心，你就会发现；如果愿意，你也能创造这份美丽。

Let’s take a moment to think about the beautiful things happening around us. Right now, at this exact moment…

让我们花费一些精力，去思考发生在我们身边的这些美妙的事物。就在眼下，就在此刻...

1. A newborn infant just took her first breath.

一个新生儿呼吸了第一口空气。

2. Two teenage romantics just received their very first kiss, from each other.

两个浪漫的年轻人刚刚献出彼此的初吻。

3. Someone is driving their car with the windows down and singing to their favorite song at the top of their lungs.

有些人开着车并摇下窗户，大声地唱着他们最喜欢的歌曲。

4. Volunteers in different cities are actively assisting and standing up for the powerless, the homeless, and the neglected who need someone to speak up for them.

那些在不同的城市的志愿者们，正积极地帮助和支持那些弱势的人、无家可归的人，和那些被忽视却需要有人为他们说话的人。

5. Someone is in the middle of complimenting a stranger who desperately needed a reason to smile.

有个人正在称赞一位陌生人，而这位陌生人正迫切需要一个理由微笑。

6. Two coworkers are cracking each other up and laughing so hard that they aren’t even making any noise.

两个同事互相逗笑对方，他们用尽力气大笑，以至于他们都没有造成太大声响。

7. A high school guidance counselor is contributing her time, encouragement, and a listening ear to help a student realize his passion and ability.

一个中学的辅导员正在奉献她的精力，倾听和鼓励她的一个学生，帮他实现他的热情和能力。

8. People near and far are holding hands with the person they love.

附近周围的人们都牵着自己爱人的手。

9. A husband and wife who were drowning in debt ten years ago proudly hold a balance of zero on all their lines of credit.

一对十年前还负债累累的夫妇，现在自豪地拥有零负债的信贷额度。

10. Someone is going above and beyond and doing a little extra work to make someone else’s life a little easier.

有些人会去做一些超出自己份内的事情额外工作，让其他人的生活可以更加轻松。

11. People from all over the world are online at crowdfunding sites likeGoFundMe pledging online donations to help strangers in need.

来自世界各地的人们登入类似于GoFundMe这类集资网站，在线捐款帮助那些需要帮助的陌生人。

12. Responsible designated drivers are getting their friends home safely.

那些负责的指定司机，正安全地把他们的朋友们送回家。

13. A student tutor is volunteering her time to help a fellow student learn.

一位导师正在利用自己的空余时间，无偿帮助一名学生学习。

14. Someone who has struggled with their weight for years is looking down at the scale, smiling.

一个减肥多年的人，正微笑着俯视着体重秤上的刻度。

15. A long-term alcoholic just celebrated exactly one full year of sobriety.

一位长期的嗜酒者正在庆祝自己戒酒满一年。

16. Somewhere someone is admiring a breathtaking sunrise, and somewhere else a surreal sunset.

在某处，有人正在欣赏壮观的日出；而另一处，有人正在欣赏美轮美奂到不真实的夕阳。

17. A friend is helping a friend rise above feelings of depression and suicide.

一个朋友正在帮助他的朋友从抑郁和想自杀的情绪中摆脱出来。

18. Someone is holding the door open for the person behind them.

有人保持着门敞开，以便其后面的人进出。

19. A Good Samaritan is pulled over on the side of the road assisting a stranger who’s having car trouble.

一个好心的乐于助人者将自己的车停在路边上，下车帮助一个车坏了的陌生人。

20. Someone is celebrating the fact that they just broke their own personal best record.

有人正在庆祝他们刚刚打破了个人最好成绩。

21. An active duty military member stationed overseas just received an email from a loved one.

现在海外服役于的军人刚刚收到了来自爱人的信。

22. Hundreds of people are spending a few clicks of their time online at Free Rice.

数百人正在网上用一点时间来点击FreeRice网站。

23. Someone just accidentally overheard someone else say something nice about them.

有些人偶然地听到别人正在夸奖自己。

24. An emergency room surgeon just saved her patient’s life.

一个急诊手术医师刚刚救了她的病人的生命。

25. Two best friends are hugging each other after being apart for a while.

两个最好的朋友在分别一段时间之后重聚，紧紧相拥在一起。

26. Honest people are working tirelessly at various government agencies to help protect the basic human rights and civil liberties of their fellow citizens.

正直的人们在不同的政府机构工作，正在不知疲倦地工作去保护公民的基本权益和人身自由。

27. Someone who suffered from a severe injury a while back is back on their feet.

有人在不久前受疾病之苦，现在终于恢复了。

28. Several of the world’s next great inventors, artists and entrepreneurs are working diligently on perfecting their breakthrough ideas and crafts.

几位世界上未来的伟大发明家、艺术家和企业家正在勤奋地工作，完善他们突破性的创意和工艺。

29. Someone is sitting quietly and smiling about the fact that there’s nowhere else in the world they would rather be right now.

有人静静地坐着并微笑着，他们认为这个世界上不会有其它地方比现在更好了。

30. Somewhere on the Internet someone is writing an encouraging comment on a blog post that will make others smile.

在某个地方，有人正在互联网上写着一些鼓舞人心的博客，来给其他人带来快乐。

There truly is beauty to be seen in every imaginable direction if you are willing to see it and help create it.

如果你愿意去发现和创造，在世界的任何一个可以想象的地方，确实都存在着美好的事物。